darksom1

In Maryland, you don't just get a ticket, but you also must show that you returned the car to Inspection standards. How about just buying a spare set of tails with the reflectors intact to pop back in, just in case you get popped (excuse the pun) for not having them? Seems like the best route if you don't want to modify your work you already did (and I wouldn't either).

Good job on the killer lights and DIY!

buhhbuhh

yea i bet we'll be the first to know if he runs into any problems with the law !!! but yea definitely play it self and have some something red in there yo !!

but man i wish you could drive them around like that, because that it sexy !!


now who's next in tackling this mod !

TL-773

Thanks for putting together the DIY. I've been meaning to do it for awhile now, but you ended up doing a much better job than I could have done.

A couple of things to note.
Before putting the two pieces back together, I used small pieces of 200 grit sandpaper and sanded the cut edges by hand. You have to be careful not to scratch any of the clear lens though. Also try to make everything as clean as possible before putting it back together.

For mixing and applying the epoxy, I found pen caps to work very nicely. After I let the epoxy set, I masked the outer lens with tape and put some black window silicon over the epoxy. I don't know if it was necessary, but I did it for added protection.

If anybody has questions about mine and the smoking of the inside pieces, let me know. I'm still gonna post some better pics with night shots. Great job JAZEUSTL05, looking forward to your pics.

JAZEUSTL05

TL-773 Has a good point here, cleaning up the edges is a must before glue is applied. Sanding the plastic is also a good idea for better adhesian of the glue; althogh i didn't do this it is recommended by LOCKTITE (epoxy). The sealant may be a little over kill, the epoxy should give a water tight seal, but mine indoors, time will tell, maybe tonight.

Big Thanks to TL-733 for being the first to do the Tail Ligth Mod; true indeed it was what got my ass moving........I had the TL-S lights for a long time deciding whether or not to try it.

PS i look foward to other tail light mods the possibilties are endless maybe somone will leave the red reflector in and clear the other three out of four areas outline with crome trim. Or as TL-733 did tint different portions.

sorry for daydreaming........cant wait to get home if the weaTHER HOLDS PIX @ APROX 10PM

Juiced_Acura_Kidd

JAZEUSTL05...the type-s lights and the regular tails were cut exactly in the same way with the dremel?? Looks like about an inch in from the lens. Am I right?

Also, does your new tails use the black chrome from the type-s tails or the shiny chrome from the regular tails?

PeteThaPitbull

awesome job cant wait to see the end result with them on the car

JAZEUSTL05

The only problem i had mounting them was that the glue on the upper / inner corner prevented the light from being flush....To take care of this i used heavyduty tin snips and cut about 1/8" off the sheet metal tab comming off the frame of the car. This is the corner im talking about:



Also this is my door light mod:










I ordered this led light bar from superbrightleds.... using a cut in half blub i soldered the jumper to the filliment supports then sealed it with epoxy and electrical tape. Before mounting you have to find which way the socket has to be plugged in to light (only 2 possibilities) then use double sided tape to mount the led bar.

I have some left over peaces from my modded lights, i also ended up buying a second set of TL-S Lights because i droped one after cutting apart. This means I have one brand new TL-S Left light in the box and all the peaces in the picture below to get rid of. Im asking 90 bucks for every thing, if interested you have to meet me with cash in nyc area.

PPLAPW

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Looks really good. Day light pics will be nice though...

darksom1

Veriii nicee!

But not worth the headache of doing it, let alone the law. I expect very few duplicates of this beautiful mod!

ussi

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poor pic quality..but i get the idea..very very nice!

CAB NY

nice

BLACKURA_NY

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dude.

this is by the far the hottest and most creative taillight setup i have yet to see. It even beats the concept TL's taillights they debuted back in 2003. kudos to you for a fantastic job. and the silver. probably the best color for the clear lights.

btw where in NY are you? would love to see it in person some time

mark 3M bra man

I would have to agree. Looks awasome, especially on silver.

JAZEUSTL05

Looks like TL-733 was right about using extra sealer.... The left light has water in the bottom of it......I do have an extra left tl-s light so im not worried.....The left one's dremel cuts were not as good as the right tail light in the pictuires. Bigger gaps = more areas for leaks. Only thing that sucks is that im going to florida in a couple of days and it will have to wait.

JAZEUSTL05

By the way tahnks to all for the props.......................The rigth light looks awsome absolutely no leaks.

ILLustriousUA6

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dam! .. all i can say is wow..

JAZEUSTL05

overtime was canceled so i took off the leaking tail ligth used the extra one i had and made a new one sprayed the hose on the car for a half hour no leaks just the hottness.

i really did not like the idea of just bending the bummper down enuff to get the tail light out but it was alot less work ...... i recommend removeing the bolts under the trunk hood cover by plastic inserts then removing the srews inside the wheel well. with a little cohersion you can get it done in half the time.

ayethetiense

thats f-in beautiful.

i'd love to do this mod with a slight change. i'd keep the reflector red to keep it legal and maybe use a red led for the blinker.

i think that would complete the whole look while keeping it 100% legal.

JAZEUSTL05

by the way my licence plate needs changeing (custom) my goal is to look all silver/ greyed out so what would be a good licence plate ie: gostrydr

BLACKURA_NY

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im the king of thinking of new plates!! lol

just some ideas to work with

Kennedy

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You ever gonna get us some daylight shot?

brettallica

My comments:

I love the way this mod looks on your color. It's nothing short of fantastic.

For my personal taste, I think a redder flasher bulb would look better, as the match seems to be kind of off from the brake lights.

Oh and I like the way the white side markers look on the tail end. I haven't seen that before, and even I, lover of white lights, wasn't ballsy enough to put white on the rear of my car. That's big-time cop magnet where I'm from. But I LOVE the look!

JAZEUSTL05

If you want to keep the red reflector and clear the the brake light windows that as easy as poping the clear reflector out and poping the red one in on the bigger hole peace i was thinking of doing this myself but could not resist the all clear......................I just got the red led towers and resistors in the mail going to hook the up asap.

Day time pics will be here soon ...sorry too busy .....Flordia watch out!

darksom1

I was checking this out and really, seriously contemplating doing this look to complement Stella (my 06 NBP TL).

Quote:

The only problem i had mounting them was that the glue on the upper / inner corner prevented the light from being flush....To take care of this i used heavyduty tin snips and cut about 1/8" off the sheet metal tab comming off the frame of the car. This is the corner im talking about:

I only have one issue. Will this rust over time guys? And if so, is there anything I can do to prevent it? See pic below for what I am talking about:



I'm trying to avoid having my baby look like one of those old Honda Accord rustbuckets!! Any insight on this would be greatly appreciated!

ayethetiense

what are you worried about rusting? there is no bare metal is there?

tehloxely

All I can say is: "WOW, I want that!".

Great job. Keep it up

JD TL-S

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Could you please get some daytime pics posted. Looks really cool, tight, sick, sweet.

darksom1

Hmm...I just realized I was looking at it wrong. Oops! (late night surfing threads!)

TCM 01 CL-S

Those look awesome, props for an awesome DIY. I gotta show this to some of my friends with 3rd gen TLs.

ChicagoBurbs

Aboslutely GORGEOUS! Very nice work.

darksom1

Hoollldd up mangggg!! What's up with option #2?? Look familiar? We can't have two of us sportin' the phrase that pays!!

buhhbuhh

man i love that back-end of your TL !

JD TL-S

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Looks great!!!

tehloxely

Would these even be legal in the states? Because of the clear reflector.

JAZEUSTL05

awsome.............what color car do you have.............those have the all clear parts from the 04-06 lights (mine had the clear 04-06 windows with the smoked crome trim from the 07 tl-s lights)................very nice version ......no they are not legal but nisther are mine (rear of the car must have red reflectors) (look at the new lexus suv for example) i have not been pulled over yet in the nyc area with two weeks of driving (while in florda family memeber drove it) and i have led white rear turm signal towers. but keep in mind, if driving with any other reason to get in trouble ie. drunk or doing somethign illegal you are asking to get caught.

JAZEUSTL05

taking the lower reflector that is clear and replacing it with a red reflector is quite easy and would make them legal. the tl-s lights have this red reflector. i opted to keep it the clear 05 reflector . if you need a red reflector i have them left over, just pm me.

JAZEUSTL05

also everyone asks where did i buy them, a nyc bus driver tried to flag me for 20 blocks before i realized, just to ask about them. definetly an attention getter.

brettallica

Man, where did you find this? I would love to see this photoshopped on to a WDP. It might be WDP overkill, but it would be interesting to see, just to get an idea.

I still really like the work of the OP of this thread, though.

Kennedy

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Brett,
See this post:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...light=tailight



06WDPTL was going to make these as a vendor, then he realized how difficult of a chore it was. I was his first customer, but he never got passed the 1st tail. This is what happens when you replace the clear lens of the 2007 series tals with the red lens of the 04/06 tails. It's all chrome/clear underneath.

There is also some question as to the legality of said mod by not having ANY red in the rear lens.

brettallica

That looks good. I was wondering what it would look like with WDP, though...and actually photoshopped (or installed if anyone has it) onto a WDP so you could see what it would look like in a "completed look" sense. I noticed on one that he painted the frame portion red, which looked kind of cool. That would quite likely be out of place on a WDP, however.